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Beyonce set to start ‘Formation’ world tour in April
Culture
February 9, 2016
Beyonce set to start ‘Formation’ world tour in April
After a sizzling performance during the Super Bowl on Sunday and shortly after releasing the new single “Formation” and music…
Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ scores Billboard 200 top spot
Culture
February 9, 2016
Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ scores Billboard 200 top spot
Rihanna's new album, "Anti," officially took the top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday, a week after…
CNN: Miley Cyrus joins ‘The Voice’ for Season 10
Culture
February 6, 2016
CNN: Miley Cyrus joins ‘The Voice’ for Season 10
Break out those foam fingers, Carson Daly. Miley Cyrus has joined "The Voice" for the NBC reality competition's upcoming tenth season,…
Lady Gaga to perform ‘multisensory’ Bowie tribute at Grammys
Culture
February 3, 2016
Lady Gaga to perform ‘multisensory’ Bowie tribute at Grammys
Lady Gaga will lead what organizers called an "experiential tribute" to late British singer David Bowie at the Grammy Awards…
YouTube wins German appeal over artists’ fees
Science
January 30, 2016
YouTube wins German appeal over artists’ fees
A German court has handed Google another legal victory over German performing rights organization Gema, which had sought to make…
Panic! At the Disco holds off Adele for Billboard 200 top spot
Culture
January 26, 2016
Panic! At the Disco holds off Adele for Billboard 200 top spot
Pop-rockers Panic! At the Disco scored its first chart-topping album on the weekly US Billboard 200 album chart, keeping British…
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
Art news
January 25, 2016
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
A single-stringed violin played only by Tuareg women is making a comeback in Algeria as the last of its players…
‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
Culture
January 12, 2016
‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
Sales of David Bowie's last album — released two days before his death from cancer — soared on Monday along…
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
Culture
January 5, 2016
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
It started on June 11, 2002, with a couple of unfamiliar hosts posing in an empty theater and making an…
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
Culture
January 3, 2016
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
She began as a 1970s soul singer hyped as the next Aretha Franklin and peaked in the 1990s as an…